Step 1: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 26

Completing a Silent Installation (Advanced)

A silent installation uses command line parameters to complete an

installation without messages or user interaction.

To complete a silent installation:

1Insert the Adaptec Storage Manager CD into your CD drive.
2Open a command prompt window and change to the CD directory.
3Install Adaptec Storage Manager using this command line string:
setup.exe /s /v“ /qn <OPTIONS>”

This table describes the command line options. Multiple features

can be separated with commas.

Option Required Values
INSTALLDIR Yes
\“path to installation directory\”
The installation path must be enclosed in
escaped quotation marks.
For example:
INSTALLDIR=\“C:\Program Files\Adaptec\
Adaptec Storage Manager\”
ADDLOCAL No All—(Default) Installs all features.
Manager—Installs Adaptec Storage
Manager.
SNMPSupport���Installs SNMP support;
requires Manager feature. (See page 153 for
more information.)
ASMReadme—Installs the Readme file and
Start menu shortcut.
CLITools—Installs Command Line
Interface tool s.
Note: U se commas to separate multiple
features.
REBOOT No Force(Default) Forces a reboot at the
end of the i n s t a llation.
Suppress—Suppresses a reboot unless files
were in use and could not be overwritten
during installation.
ReallySuppress—Suppresses all reboots at
the end of the installation.